Rotary whistle



.June 5., 1951 H. R. VANAMAN 2,555,833

ROTARY WHISTLE Filed Dec. 6, 1945 luvell tor Patented June 5, 1951UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROTARY WHISTLE Harry R. Vanaman, Millville,N. J. Application December 6, 1945, Serial No. 633,225

Claims.

The invention as described herein, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, consists of a whistle, an object of which is to provide awhistle so formed that a series of diierent notes may be emittedtherefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rotary whistle.

A further obj ect of this invention is to provide a whistle in the formof a wheel having tubular spokes each of a different depth for producingdifferent notes.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of meanswhereby in a cheap whistle toy having all of the notes of a major scaleupon which melodies may be played thereon when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a disk provided withperipheral bores of varying depths and a blower to which the disk ispivoted and rotatable by the blower.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the whistle,

Figure 2 is another elevational view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional View on line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Figure l.

While one embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the abovereferred to drawings, it is to be understood that they are merely forthe purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction maybe restorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the inventionmay be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances whichmay arise, without in any way departing from the spirit and intention ofmy device, which is to be limited only in accordance with the appendedclaims. And while I have stated the primary field of utility of myinvention it remains obvious that it may be employed in any othercapacity wherein it may be found applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specification, thesame reference characters are used to designate the same parts andelements throughout and in which I0, refers to the invention and II,indicates a bearing member in which is provided an elongated slot I2,within which is rotatably mounted a spoked wheel I4, by means of apintle I5. The upper end I6, is provided with a substantially horizontalbore I 1, having a reduced inner end IB, terminating substantially uponthe periphery I9, of the member I4.

'Ihe member I4, is in the iorm of a wheel provided with a hub portion20, from which project annularly a series of spokes 2|, all of which aretubular and the bores 22, 23, 24, of each being of a diierent depth,whereby various notes will be sounded when the bores selectively alignwith the reduced end I 8 of the bore in the mouthpiece and when theoperator blows into the mouthpiece. The wheel has a rim 26 and the outerends 25 of the bores in the spokes will consecutively align with thereduced end I8 of the bore I'I in the mouthpiece when the wheel isturned.

It is obvious that as many tubular spokes may be provided in the Wheelas desired. It is also obvious that the bores 22, 23, 24, may be sograduated in depth as to provide a musical scale or octave wherebymelodies may be played upon the device simply by using the finger of theuser of the device to rotate the wheel backward and forward in order toobtain the desired note.

As will be evident from an inspection of Figure 3, a flow of air throughthe mouthpiece I6 will create a slightly greater pressure on the upperside of any bore of the member I4 aligned with the bore through themouthpiece, when the device is held as indicated in this figure. Themember I4 will, therefore, rotate slowly automatically when the whistleis blown to emit a succession of different tones determined largely bythe relative lengths and positioning of the bores in the member I4.

From the foregoing specification it will become apparent that theinvention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions for whichit has been designed and in an economical manner and that itssimplicity, accuracy and ease of operation are such as to provide arelatively inexpensive device considering what it will accomplish andthat it will find an important place in the art to which it appertainswhen once placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawings.Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size and rearrangement oi details and parts such ascome within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to, inactual practice, if desired.

Having now described the invention that which is claimed to be new anddesired to be procured by Letters Patent is:

1. A whistle comprising a bearing member having a slot communicatingwith a tubular mouthpiece, a wheel freely rotatively mounted on saidbearing member and within said slot, said mouth piece having a reducedbore portion adjacent to the wheel, a plurality of bores in said wheelhaving their axes disposed radially of the wheel, said bores being ofdifferent lengths and opening circumferentially of the wheel, saidmouthpiece being substantially tangentially disposed with relation tosaid wheel so that said wheel is automatically rotated when the whistleis blown.

2. A whistle comprising a bearing member having a slot communicatingwith a tubular mouthpiece, a wheel freely rotatively mountedon saidbearing member and within said slot, said mouth .piece having a vreducedbore .portion adjacent to the wheel, a plurality of bores in said wheelhaving their axes disposed radially of .the wheel, said bores being Aofdifferent lengths and opening circumferentially of the wheel,said slot,wheel and bores being disposed in the same plane, said mouthpiece beingsubstantially tangentially ,disposed with relation .to said wheel -sothat said wheel 4is automatically rotated when the Whistle is blown.

A whistle comprising a bearing member having a slot .communicating with.a tubular mouthpiece, a wheel freely rotati-vely mounted on saidbea-ring member and Within said slot, `said mouthpiece having a reducedbore portion adjacen't to Ythe wheel, a plurality of 4bores in saidwheel having their axes disposed radially of the wheel, said Vboresbeing of different lengths and vopening `circumierentially of thewheel,said slot,

Vwheel and bores 'being-disposed in the same plane,

:said mouthpiece :being integral withsaid bearing member and beingdisposed in the said plane, said mouthpiece being substantiallyAtangentially .disposed with relation to said wheel so that said wheelis automatically rotated when the whistle is blown.

4. A Whistle comprising a bearing member having a slotand a tubularmouth piece communieating with the slot, a wheel freely rotativelymounted on said bearing member and Within said slot, said wheel having ahub portion and a rim and spokes, said spokes having axial bores openingcircumferentially of the rim, and said mouthpiece being disposedtangentially of the rim, said mouth piece having a reduced bore portionadjacent to the Wheel and defining an air outlet to cause rotation ofthe Wheel and to create a sound variable according to the speed ofrotation of the wheel.

5. A'whistle comprising a bearing member having a slotand .a'tubularmouthpiece communicating with the slot, a wheel freely rotativelymounted on said bearing member and within said slot, said Wheel having ahub portion and a Isim'and spokes, said'spokes having axial bores ofdifferent lengths opening circumferentially of the rim, and saidmouthpiece being disposed tangential'ly Aof the -rim, lsaid axial boreshaving closed ends in said hub portion, said mouth piece havting a:reduced bore portion adjacent to the wheel and defining an air outletto cause rotation of the wheel and to'create a sound variable accordingto the speed of rotation of the wheel and also variable according to thelengths of the tubes.

HARRY R. VANAMAN.

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